Some things just stay with you, don’t they? If you’ve read my December post in which I described my experience of last October’s “Singing on the Edge” weekend at Esalen, you won’t be surprised to hear that the experiences I had there won’t be leaving me any time...

“Deke Sharon is Marion on steroids!” Well, I don’t know how Deke Sharon would react to the comparison, but I was thrilled when one of my students said this about me recently. What a compliment! I know that if I could harness even a drop of Deke’s talent I’d be...

In case you haven’t noticed, we do things a little differently here at Sing Portland! (What can we say, we are in the capitol of “doing things a little differently”.) So if you’re thinking of switching choirs but you’re not quite sure what to expect, you should know…...

Stress is a sneaky little creature; you’re busy riding a wave of success, reveling in the excitement and activity that comes with it, little realizing that burnout has you in its sights. It’s only a matter of time until it has you firmly in its grasp but you’re just...

You’ve heard of FOMO, right? The fear of missing out? It’s a real thing — countless therapists have penned articles on how to conquer the stress that “FOMO anxiety” brings and it has even made its way into the Oxford English Dictionary. But here’s the thing: I’m not...